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When Patenting Works
Owning the Future Despite its flaws, the system does protect inventors against big companies who might usurp their ideas. By Seth Shulman MIT Enterprise Technology Review In April, after four years of bitter and expensive…
UNM tech transfer preps first full-fledged spinoff
Like most university technology transfer programs, the goal of the University of New Mexico’s Science and Technology Corporation (STC) has always been to garner returns on research performed by students and faculty and to stimulate…
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
Green can be good, says Harvard Business School professor Forest L. Reinhardt. In a recent reunion session for alumni, he outlined how environmentally-minded company policies can make good strategic sense for business. Here are some…
Colorado Summit to examine state of tech industry
Colorado’s businesses diversifying their base Tech events during boom years may draw bigger crowds than those held when times are troubled. By Janet Forgrieve, Rocky Mountain News "In times that are economically good, when a…
MSU Research roundup-Masking emotions – Fair exposure -Out to pasture -Van view
Masking emotions Masks can open up many creative opportunities for actors, says Stephanie Campbell, professor of media and theatre arts at MSU. Campbell has 19 professional character masks, each showing a different emotion. She received…
Ag bill includes $4 million for MSU research programs
The House Appropriations Committee has included more than $4 million for agriculture programs at Montana State University in the $74 billion agriculture bill. By Bozeman Chronicle Staff Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., announced Friday in a…
WEB PATENT NEWS – July, 2002 by Robert M. Hunter, Registered Patent Agent
News about patents, licensing and seed capital sources for inventors and innovating organizations. CONTENTS I. READ MY LIPS: BUSH ADMINISTRATION INCREASES TAX ON INVENTING – The cost of patenting your invention in the U.S. is…
Entrepreneur’s gambles pay off
Entrepreneurs start companies for many reasons. Some dream of making it big, like Bill Gates or Sam Walton. Others simply want to become their own boss. Still others believe they have an idea so tantalizing…
High-tech core offers Spokane a recipe for success
Baked Alaska. This entertaining, high-contrast sweet treat is the darling of cruise ship cuisine around the world. Steve Simmons Special to The Spokesman-Review It presents a piping hot, golden brown shell of baked meringue, and…
The Smother of Invention
The 200-year-old U.S. Patent Office is beginning to show its age. Abraham Lincoln understood the value of intellectual property to American prosperity. Lincoln is, in fact, the only President to be awarded a patent (for…
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